Shelf-support.



G. W. YOUNG.

SHELF SUPPORT.

APPLIGAToN FILED AUG.25,1911.

Patented Sept. 17, 19.12.

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GEORGE W. YOUNG, OF SWAMPSCOTT, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHELF-SUPPORT.

regents.

Speeication of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. il?, MM2.

Application led Aug-ust 25, 1911. Serial No. 645.957.

To all when t may concern Be it known that lGnoReF. W. YOUNG, a citizenot the United States, residing at Swampseott., in the eonnty 'ot Essexand State of Massachusetts, have invented an mprovement in Sheltupports,of which the following is a speeilieation.

This invention relates to shelf-supports, especially adapted forknocked-down shelvv ing.

lt has 'for its object to Construct a shelfsnpport ot' a pair ot uprightclamping-inembers, adapted to engage the front and rear edges of a.she-lt', and to be drawn toward eaeh other by suitable connecting meansto elamp the shelf between them; also, to provide adjustable means forconnecting the clamping-members together, whereby they may engage thefront and rear edges ot' shelves of different Widths; also, to providethe upright Clampingmembers with opposing shelf-engaging' means at bothupper and lower ends thereby to engage the front and rear edges of twoshelvs, arranged one above the other, the lower shelf serving a supportfor the elampi11g-membersg also. to provide elaxnpi11g-members withshelf-en gaging means at its ends-made wide enough to engage the frontand rear edges ot two adjacent shelves, arranged in the same plane, andend to end, sind which may abut together; also, more speeilieally, toprovide the elaniping-inenibers with rabbeted ends to engage the frontand rear edges ot the shelves and to connect said members to-v gether bysuitable means wlxereby the shelves are clamped between them and therebyfirmly held, either the upper ends ot the elalnpi11g-members or both theupper and lower ends thereol being rabbeted; also, to provideI for theemployment of one or more bolts as a means for connecting theclamping-members together.

Figure l is a front elevation of a shelfn structure Comprising aAplurality of shelfsupporls embodying this invention, and shelvessupported by them. Fig. 52 is a. side elevation of theshelt-strnetureshown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation ot' one of theshelf-supports. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the shelf-support,ytaken aon dott-ed line 4 4 lili 3. Fif. 5 is a side i and in lief.

view of' a shelf-support, having modified means tor Connecting themembers thereof together.

(L, o, represent the two clamping-members ot the shelf-support. They aremade alike or substantially so, but adapted to be oppositely disposedwhen in use. They consist of upright bodies of any suitable shape andconstruction, although, herein shown, as

"curved in the direetion ofltheir length.

They have shelf-engaging means at their ends. The upper endsI ot the.Clamping 'members are. here, shown as rabbeted at of, b, and whenoppositely disposed said rabheted ends engage the trent and rear edgesot' a shelt and thereby hold .it irnily. The recesses formed byrabheting the upper ends ot said members are shallow so that the.shoulders lf, extend upward and over'- lie the edges of the shelf forshort distances only say one halt the tliielmess of the shell3 or less.derent to better enable them to engage the edges of the shell. The upperends ot the elainping-members are also made wide enough to engage thefront and rear edges of two adjacent shelves, see Fig'. The means hereshown at the upper ends of the elannliingf-niexnl tor engaging the troutand rear edges ot a shell. or the front and rear edges ol' two adjaeentshelves, is simple, and eliieient'-, but the. invention is not limitedto the. parlieular "onslrnelion of sheltengaging means here shown. lhelower ends o' the "lanipinganenil ers are also here shown as rahbeted,at a?, if, like their upper ends.y and said lower rabbeled ends areadapted to engage the itroul and refL r edges of a shelf, or the iront fl rear e n `As ot two adjaeent. shelves, said :s iel or .shelves serving to support the. Clamping-members rl`he shelf-eng; ging meansl hereshown at the loner ends ot 'the elanipingnnernhers is also simple andellieient. ont in lieu thereof any other` means may he employed.1.il11'pted to engage the 'front and rear edges of the shelf and:wil-ably support the elainphigvlnenibers. The two elan]ping-members arehere. shown as drawn toward eaeh other to elanip the shelt' or shelvesbetween them by one more bolts f'. ln Figs. to one bolt is shown 5 threehalts are shown. Said.

The shoulders are preferably 11nll (l lill) bolt c may be of anysuitable length according to the width of the shelf and not only servesas a means for connecting the clamping-members together and for holdingthem in clamping position, but, being adjustable,

provide for engaging shelves ot different membersof the shelf-supportany othermeans may be employed having the capability of drawing the twoclamping-members toward each other to clamp the shelf between themand'to hold them in clamping position. p I

lVhen assemblinga shelf-structure, such for' instance as shown in Figs.1 and 2, a

bottom shelf d isarranged on a suitable base, then two shelf-supportsare arranged on said base,l side by side, and a shelf, as el', arrangedon said supports, and lthe shelfsupports are then tightlyclamped inengagement with said shelves d and d. Then yas other shelf-supports and`helves are vadded until the structure is completed. As the shouldersformed by rabbeting, the upper and lower ends of the clamping-membersextend only a short distance over the edges of the shelves severalshelf-supports may be arranged one above the other, in verticalalinement, forming a stack of shelf-supports, and the greatest amount ofunobstructedspace on the shelves is afforded.

The shelf-support embodying this invention provides for the productionof a shelfstructure of any desired dimensions, 'and which may beincreased or decreased at'will, and the clamping-members of theshelf-supports may be adjusted to compensate for .shrinkage of theshelves, so that the shelves will be rigidly held at all times. 1

I claim 1 1. lA ,shelf structure consisting of two pairs of uprightclamping -'members, the members Vof each pair being arranged one infront of the other and having opposing shelf-engaging means at theirupper ends to i l engage, respectively, the front and rear edges of ashelf, and means to connect the' members of eachv pair together and holdthem in clamping position, substantially as described. 1

2. A shelf-structure consisting of two pairs iof uprightclamping-members, the members of each pair being arranged one in frontof the other and having opposing shelf-engaging meansv at their upperand lower ends to engage the' frontend rear edges of two shelves, andmeans to connect the members of each pair together 'and hold them inYclamping position, substantially as described.

3. fr shelf-structure consisting oimtwov pairs of uprightclamping-members, the

members of each pair being arranged one in l Afront and rear. edges of aslielf between them, the upright shoulders of said rabbeted endsextendingshortdistances from the edges of the shelf, and means toconnect said members together and hold them in clamping position,substantially as de'-l scribed.

5. A shelf-support consisting of a pair of upright clamping-members,said members having their upper and lower ends rabbeted to receive a.shelf between them, the upright shoulders of said rabbeted ends eX-tending but a short distance over the edge of the shelves, wherebyseveral shelf-supports may be arranged in vertical alinement, and meansfor connecting said members together and for holdingA them in clampingposition, substantially as described.

6. A shelf-support consisting of a Vpair of upright clamping-members,said members having opposingv shelf-engaging means at their upper endsand being curved in a direction toward each other at the waist, and one`or more bolts connecting said members at the waist andfor holding themin clamping position; substantially as described'.

7. A shelf-structure composed of a plurality of pairs of shelf-supportsarranged one above the other, each Ashelf-support comprising'a pair ofupright Vclamping-members having their upper and lower ends rabbeted Atoreceive a shelf Abetween them, and means to 'connect the members of eachpair together and hold them in clamping position, substantially asdescribed.

8. A shelfestgjucture composed of a plurality vvoi" pairs ofshelf-supports, arranged one above the other, each shelf-supportcomprising av pair of upright members havin opposing ,shelf-engagingmeans attheir up` per and lower ends, said shelf-engagin meansexftending short dist ces over the edges bf the shelves, permitt' gvertical ar,

rangement of the shelf-supports, lsubstan-i tialliy as described. J, 9.A shelf-structure composed 'of a pl rality of pairs of shelf-supports,arranged one above the other, eaoh shelsupport comname to thisspeclication, in the presence of prislng a pau' of up'rlght members havmg two subsorlbmg Wltnesses.

opposmg shelf-engagmg means n t then up-l 4 r per and lower ends andmade Wlde enough c GEORGE 7' XOUNG 5 to engage the adjacent ends of twoshelves, Vltnesses:

substantially as described. B. J. NoYEs, In testimony whereof, I havesigned my H. B. DAVIS.

